Recycle electronics, paint, books Oct. 10 in St. Charles
Kane County will hold its next recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 10, behind the Kane County Circuit Clerk's office, 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. They will be accepting electronics, clothes, books, and paint (latex paint in cans, all types of paint in spray paint cans).
In order to assure the health and safety of all, residents shall follow the below required guidelines. Workers may refuse service if resident fails to comply with the below rules.
• Materials to be recycled must be in the hatchback area or trunk of the vehicle. Items placed in passenger seats or back seats will not be accepted.
• Residents will remain in the vehicle with windows up and the workers will unload for you.
• Residents will unlock/open the trunk from inside the vehicle to allow worker to unload.
• Residents must wear a mask. If you have to communicate with event workers or make an on-site payment, you must have your mask on.
• Clothes and textiles must be clean and neatly bagged, with the bags tied securely closed.
• All small loose electronics, cables, cords, remotes, etc. must be bagged and tied closed.
• Please be patient with event staff and volunteers, as the line will be moving a bit slower than normal in order to assure an appropriate spacing between workers.
• If residents are not comfortable allowing workers to unload their recyclable materials from their car (the truck or hatchback area), then please do not attend events or utilize drop-offs.
Because of the safety protocols, the logistics of conducting the large scale shredding events are prohibitive. Therefore they will not offer shredding until 2021, with a tentative shredding event scheduled for April 24. Check with your bank to see if they offer shredding services for their clients, or search online for document shredding or document destruction to find companies that will do it for a fee.
If you have already shredded your documents, you can bring bags of shredded paper to any of the Recycling Events scheduled throughout the year. Place shredded paper in paper bags (with top rolled and stapled once or twice) and drop them off at the Book Recycling area. The paper will get recycled.
This will be the final paint recycling for the year. Kane County works with local recyclers to accept liquid latex paint in cans and aerosol spray cans. Note: They do not accept oil paints, varnishes, solvents, or products intended for industrial or non-architectural use. We cannot accept open or leaking cans. A per-container recycling fee will apply at the events, payable by the resident, with cash or card as follows: $1 each for 1 quart; $3 each for one gallon; $5 each for 2 gallon; $10 for 5 gallon; and $1 each for spray can.
For book recycling, they will take books of any age, size or condition at the monthly events. Reusable books will be redistributed and all others (like old, worn, torn, mass produced paperbacks, encyclopedias) will be sent for paper recycling.
TVs and monitors cost $25 or $35. All other acceptable items are free to drop off. Same costs and payment method guidelines apply at events and at drop-offs.
Electronics and textile drop-off locations are currently open 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. Residents must follow these rules of use to protect employees and visitors to the sites.
• Batavia, 517 E. Fabyan Parkway, open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
• West Dundee Public Works, 900 Angle Tarn, West Dundee, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.
The Naperville Household Hazardous Waste facility is open and residents can drop-off hazardous materials on weekends during open hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The final electronics, clothes, book recycling date for the year will be Nov. 11.
For information on the accepted items list, visit www.countyofkane.org/Recycling/Pages/electronics.aspx.